Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'su' ending

    to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

    あの二人、元に戻すつもりなんて更々ないみたいだし・・・。
    It seems they don't have the slightest intention of restoring it.

Also written もとに戻す【もとにもどす】元にもどす【もとにもどす】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

beginning, former time, origin

Kun
もと
On
ゲンガン
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
192 of 2500
Radical
legs
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

ちかはじめはるゆきよし

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-1-3SKIP code
0a4.5The Kanji Dictionary
1021.1Four corner code
3057deroo
5143Unicode hex code
1-24-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
275Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
343New Nelson (John Haig)
1929New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2428Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1226Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1690Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
59Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
63Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
328A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
60Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
106Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1340Morohashi
106A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
137Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
137Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
68sakade
121Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
117henshall3
89Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
408crowley
245Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.10busy_people
141Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
59Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yuan2Pinyin reading
weonKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards

Kun
もど.すもど.る
On
レイ
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
890 of 2500
Radical
door
WaniKani
Level 37

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
2-1-6, 3-4-3SKIP code
4m3.1The Kanji Dictionary
3023.4Four corner code
3063deroo
623bUnicode hex code
1-44-65JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1818Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2051New Nelson (John Haig)
1942New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2441Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1234Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1699Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1081Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1162Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
923A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1850Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11707XMorohashi
1920A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1238Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1304Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
552Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1124Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1201Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
842Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1090Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
li4Pinyin reading
ryeo, ryeolKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
37WaniKani level